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Daily Current Affairs: 8 & 9 August 2025

Current affairs of 8 & 9 August 2025: India’s Joint Doctrines: Cyberspace and Amphibious Operations; Kartavya Bhavan-03: First Common Central Secretariat Building; Election Commission of India: Composition, Powers, Issues, and 11 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 14 topics

National Affairs

  1. Kartavya Bhavan-03: First Common Central Secretariat Building
  2. Election Commission of India: Composition, Powers, Issues

Government Schemes

  1. PMUY LPG Subsidy of ₹300 Continued for FY 2025-26

Banking & Finance

  1. AU Small Finance Bank gets RBI in-principle nod for universal bank status
  2. RemitFIRST2India: IDFC FIRST Bank’s Zero-Fee NRI Remittance Platform
  3. IFC Backs HDFC Capital’s H-CARE 3 with $150 Million
  4. FSSAI and Bank of Baroda Tie Up to Push Digital Payments
  5. DSP Nifty500 Flexicap Quality 30 Index Fund: India’s First
  6. Kotak Solitaire: Invite-Only Banking for Affluent Clients

International Affairs

  1. LLDC3 Conference at Awaza, Turkmenistan: Key Facts
  2. Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings mark 80th anniversary

Agriculture & Rural

  1. AI and Satellite Data in Indian Agriculture

Defence & Security

  1. India’s Joint Doctrines: Cyberspace and Amphibious Operations
  2. India and UAE hold 13th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

2. Election Commission of India: Composition, Powers, Issues

  • The ECI is a permanent constitutional body under Article 324 that supervises elections to Parliament, state legislatures, President and Vice-President.
  • Under the 2023 Act, a panel of the PM, a Union Minister and the Leader of Opposition recommends the CEC and ECs.
  • CEC and ECs serve 6 years or until age 65, whichever comes first.
  • The CEC is removed like a Supreme Court judge; other ECs only on the CEC's recommendation.
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Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

International Affairs

International Relations

10. LLDC3 Conference at Awaza, Turkmenistan: Key Facts

  • The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries was held at Awaza, Turkmenistan.
  • There are 32 LLDCs; they hold about 7% of world population but just over 1% of world economy and trade.
  • The Awaza Programme of Action was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024 and runs to 2034.
  • The conference launched the LLDC Global Business Network and held a South-South Cooperation Ministerial Meeting.
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Agriculture & Rural

Defence & Security

International Relations

14. India and UAE hold 13th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee

  • The 13th India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee met in New Delhi on 9 August 2025, the first at Secretary level.
  • The Indian Coast Guard and UAE National Guard Command signed an MoU on maritime security, search and rescue, anti-piracy and pollution response.
  • Joint defence manufacturing moved ahead through the ICOMM-CARACAL small arms partnership.
  • The two countries set up a Local Currency Settlement System for smoother cross-border transactions.
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